Indiana 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 5 R · 4 D cosponsors

SB 156 — Tax sales.

Last action — Signed by the Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2023. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    4 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 4 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Provides that a person who acquires a certificate of sale (certificate) may not assign the certificate to a person who was not eligible under the tax sale laws to bid on or purchase real property at a tax sale until the person satisfies the eligibility requirements as determined by the county auditor. Requires a person to acknowledge that the person will not assign a certificate for any real property purchased to a person who is prohibited from bidding on or purchasing real property at a tax sale. Requires the county auditor to determine that an assignee of a certificate is eligible to receive the assignment for an assignment to be valid. Provides that assignments of a certificate must be included on the county auditor's tax sale record. Requires the county, the county auditor, or a county vendor to list certain information concerning tax sales on the website of the county, county auditor, or county vendor for a specified period of time. Specifies that a county or a county vendor is not liable for an act or omission related to making information available on a website.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 26

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 316: yeas 47, nays 1

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 294: yeas 89, nays 1

  10. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  11. Amendment #1 (Slager) prevailed; voice vote

  12. Representative Pryor added as cosponsor

  13. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  14. Representative Jackson added as cosponsor

  15. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  16. Referred to the House

  17. Senator Gaskill added as coauthor

  18. Cosponsor: Representative Engleman

  19. House sponsor: Representative Slager

  20. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 100: yeas 49, nays 0

  21. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  22. Senator Pol added as third author

  23. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  24. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  25. Senator Dernulc added as second author

  26. First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government

  27. Authored by Senator Niemeyer

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (141)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 156 do?
Provides that a person who acquires a certificate of sale (certificate) may not assign the certificate to a person who was not eligible under the tax sale laws to bid on or purchase real property at a tax sale until the person satisfies the eligibility requirements as determined by the county auditor. Requires a person to acknowledge that the person will not assign a certificate for any real property purchased to a person who is prohibited from bidding on or purchasing real property at a tax sale. Requires the county auditor to determine that an assignee of a certificate is eligible to receive the assignment for an assignment to be valid. Provides that assignments of a certificate must be included on the county auditor's tax sale record. Requires the county, the county auditor, or a county vendor to list certain information concerning tax sales on the website of the county, county auditor, or county vendor for a specified period of time. Specifies that a county or a county vendor is not liable for an act or omission related to making information available on a website.
Who sponsors SB 156?
SB 156 is sponsored by Cherrish Pryor (Democrat), Carolyn Jackson (Democrat), Karen Engleman (Republican), Harold Slager (Republican), Mike Gaskill (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Rodney Pol (Democrat), Dan Dernulc (Republican), and Rick Niemeyer (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 156?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2023. Enacted.
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